Husqvarna 562xp life

[Andyshine77]

Sorry, my bad

No reason to be sorry. This forum is for sharing, and I hope you stick around and share any and all of you're thoughts and opinions, as you seem to have quite a bit of real world experience. This is how we all learn.

 

[Huntaholic]

I wonder if work was measured in cords or board feet instead of hours if the numbers would be more comparable?

When this one goes down, I can give you both! The saw will have the hours ran stored in it and I can give you a footage count by adding up my load tickets.
Right now I would guestimate that shes at about 1.5 to 2 million board ft. Whats a few hundred thousand ft among friends? LOL

 

[Rjpoog1989]

I love my 562. It’s got probably 100 hours on it, no issues.

Our 550 at work runs like crap, but it’s been run under water, so can’t really blame Husky for it’s problems...

 

[Springfield]

I believe that seeing how robust it's built, like a 90cc saw.

Its fascinating how Husqy and Stihl have taken completely opposite approaches building a 70cc saw, the ms 462 is built like a 60cc saw.

Do you know if the 462 is proving to be durable?

 

[Sepia]

I recently ordered a brand new Husky 272 piston from my local dealer for my brother's saw for ~$100. It showed up and by golly it was a made in Brazil Mahle -stamped piston. Apparently even Mahle is moving to foreign countries.

You could have the cylinder that goes with it for $17 more.

 

[Andyshine77]

Its fascinating how Husqy and Stihl have taken completely opposite approaches building a 70cc saw, the ms 462 is built like a 60cc saw.

Do you know if the 462 is proving to be durable?

Only negative I've heard is the clutch covers are weak. Other than that they seem good to go, Stihl normally does their homework.